what do digital signals sound like on a non digital scanner?

[ALRocker]

Do you hear anything, if so, is it like a jammed signal? Thanks.

 

[ansky212]

It basically just sounds like noise. Kind of like a combination of a grinding and screeching noise.

 

[pqgeorge]

Do you hear anything, if so, is it like a jammed signal? Thanks.

On an AM carrier, the sound of white noise is a close proximity, for the sound of a digital signal. It's actually louder than the program material. (It sounds rather under par, IMHO.) On FM, it's more like dull hiss with a whine on top of it.

 

[BigB68]

Do you hear anything, if so, is it like a jammed signal? Thanks.

It sounds like a buzzsaw...it's called P25 digital audio....listen to 155.4525 (DPS Garland),
or 159.2175 (DPS Sherman). That will give you an idea.

 

[JeeperOne]

How does D-STAR sound on a scanner?

Cheers & 73

 

[Bongwater]

What do digital signals sound like on a non digital scanner?

Awful.

 

[bilco]

There are dozens of different types of digital communications signals, i.e. p25, D star, and each of the major manufacturers has their own propriatory signals. It would be nice if someone were to record some saple of each, fairly long, and provide a web site where we could listen to them to determine which we might be hearing. I've heard some that sound like his, some like a modem, some that have several distinct sounds and several that don't pass through a conventional scanner very well. If someone knows of such a source, please post it.